Bengaluru emerges as key hub for India’s ₹50,000-crore BESS expansion
Bengaluru emerges as key hub for India’s ₹50,000-crore BESS expansion Industry leaders highlight the need for stronger domestic capabilities in battery storage, smart grids, power electronics and advanced energy technologies Bengaluru, October 8, 2026: Bengaluru is emerging as an important hub in India’s rapidly expanding battery energy storage sector, with industry and technology leaders stressing the need to strengthen domestic capabilities in advanced batteries, grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), power electronics, smart-grid technologies, battery management and research. The observations were made at a media roundtable organised by Informa Markets in India in Bengaluru ahead of the fourth edition of The Battery Show India, scheduled to be held from October 22 to 24 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida. The discussions assumed significance following the Government’s recent approval of a ₹50,000-crore incentive scheme for 50 GWh of BESS deployment, as part of a lar...